Reservoir Loop (FR 5603) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Reservoir Loop (FR 5603) in SD

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands, Grand River Ranger District

17 mi from Lemmon

Maps 2,349 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • 4.6 of this road’s 4.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • The Shadehill Reservoir shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–60°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.